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How to take Simple, Sustainable Steps to Reduce Plastic Pollution and Waste
How to take Simple, Sustainable Steps to Reduce Plastic Pollution and Waste
It has taken more than 50 years for societies worldwide to rethink plastic bags. We now know that each plastic bag takes between 500 and 1,000 years to decompose – and the number of years needed to eradicate the damage caused reaches far into infinity.
UN data now shows that 120 countries from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe have now pledged to legislate full or partial bans on single-use plastic. Now, there has never been a better time to think about sustainable and environmentally friendly alternatives to keep our individual plastic use down.
Tote Bags
Tote Bags
Durable and reusable, tote bags are a cost-effective and useful eco-friendly solution. From €1 to €250, from Primark to Gucci, tote bags are here to stay and, unlike the plastic they replace, they have a lesser impact on our environment.
Research has shown cotton tote bags to be far removed from their eco-friendly status. The process used is too water-intensive for the product to be disposed of easily once it has run its course of use. That means that these bags cannot be either recycled or composted quickly.
We recommend these three types of totes as the production techniques are believed to be the least harmful:
Jute
Jute
Derived from vegetable plant-based fiber
100% biodegradable over a 1–2-year span
Production is less harmful to water and airways compared to plastic and poly production
Quick to grow as well as harvest
Recycled Materials
Recycled Materials
Produced from different forms of recycled plastic
Recycled polyethylene terephthalate (RPET) means less environmental damage
Conservation of natural resources such as petroleum
Bags can always be recycled again
Hemp
Hemp
Like Jute it is 100% biodegradable
Hemp is one of few crops that can replenish soil rather than drain it of nutrients and is incredibly quick to grow meaning less use of insecticides pesticides
Being one of the strongest fabrics in the world, Hemp is tirelessly durable
How to take Simple, Sustainable Steps to Reduce Plastic Pollution and Waste
How to take Simple, Sustainable Steps to Reduce Plastic Pollution and Waste
Reusable Bottles
Reusable Bottles
Research from the marine organization Oceana estimates that a 10% increase in soft drinks sold in reusable bottles could decrease marine plastic pollution by 22%.
This insignificant change has the potential to keep between 4.5 and 7.6 billion plastic bottles out of our oceans every year!
What can you do to play your part?
What can you do to play your part?
Use this guide to help you choose the right bottle
Buying single-use plastic leads to a greater risk of marine pollution. Reusable bottles are a small step in the right direction to help reduce plastic waste.
Economically affordable and environmentally rewarding, reusable water bottles offer consumer-friendly solutions to a mounting urgency.
Stainless Steel Flask
Stainless Steel Flask
As well as being durable and long-lasting, stainless-steel containers are free of many of the harmful chemicals and toxins found in the average plastic bottle
Fewer resources and energy are needed for production which lessens pollution and carbon output
Less opportunity for mould or bacteria to grow within a chemical-free and stain resistant environment
Filtered Water Containers
Filtered Water Containers
Bottles that now come equipped with water purifying technology can remove waterborne pathogens such as E. coli, salmonella and absorb chemicals and heavy metals through activated carbon within
Filtered water jugs may initially seem expensive but they more than pay for themselves against the cost of single-use bottles and they’re better for the environment
Bisphenol A (BPA) Free
Bisphenol A (BPA) Free
If budgeting is a concern when it comes to new reusable purchase Tritan bottles are the runner up to a stainless-steel option
Likewise, they are durable, chemical free and bacteria resistant
How to take Simple, Sustainable Steps to Reduce Plastic Pollution and Waste
How to take Simple, Sustainable Steps to Reduce Plastic Pollution and Waste
Keep Cups & Travel Mugs
Refuse to use single cups!
Cups are now for keeps
Instead of rubbish heaps
Choosing a reusable keep cup or travel mug can go a long way in reducing your impact on the environment.
From recycled plastic to stainless steel, ceramic, bamboo, and glass, your options in shapes and styles for your keep cup are practically endless.
We have compiled a list of reasons why this simple change in lifestyle can enhance your daily coffee fix and help you do more to help the environment.
Why Make This Small Change?
Why Make This Small Change?
Whether you call it your keep cup; reusable; refillable; recycled travel mug. The shared global vision is to turn our coffee habit into a sustainable habit.
Bullet Points in Brief
Keep your cup and beverage warmer for longer
There is a fine window of time with takeaway hot drinks. Just like Goldilocks Plight, they are either too hot or too cold. But with a keep cup, the temperature stays exactly right for longer
Silicone Sleeve for comfort
Almost all keep cups and travel mugs come equipped with this modest little feature helping to further reduce the volume of waste caused by paper sleeves used for disposable cups.
Sustainable with less production pollution
This is a fantastic opportunity to help reduce the never-ending problem of paper and plastic waste.
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